{"id":"imminent-ned-brace-yourselves-winter-is-coming","name":"Brace Yourselves, Winter is Coming","summary":"The image macro pairs a stern HBO promotional portrait of Ned Stark with the phrasal template 'Brace Yourselves, X is Coming.' It took off on and Reddit in August 2011 after the U.S. East Coast earthquake and got an unexpected second act in 2018, when Donald Trump used the same 'Sanctions are Coming' framing to announce renewed sanctions on Iran.","tags":["brace yourselves winter is coming","imminent ned","ned stark meme","game of thrones meme","winter is coming meme","brace yourselves meme","sanctions are coming"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":4,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/imminent-ned-brace-yourselves-winter-is-coming/imminent-ned-brace-yourselves-winter-is-coming-ned-stark-original-still.webp","caption":"The original Game of Thrones promotional still of Ned Stark that became the template for the 'Brace Yourselves, Winter Is Coming' image macro.","width":1600,"height":900,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/imminent-ned-brace-yourselves-winter-is-coming/imminent-ned-brace-yourselves-winter-is-coming-trump-sanctions-are-coming-tweet.webp","caption":"Donald Trump's viral 2018 tweet parodying the Game of Thrones tagline to announce reinstated Iran sanctions.","width":593,"height":638,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/imminent-ned-brace-yourselves-winter-is-coming/imminent-ned-brace-yourselves-winter-is-coming-sanctions-are-coming-reply-tweet.webp","caption":"A journalist's dismissive reply to Trump's 'Sanctions Are Coming' tweet, one of many mocking reactions the image inspired.","width":489,"height":636,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/imminent-ned-brace-yourselves-winter-is-coming/imminent-ned-brace-yourselves-winter-is-coming-sanctions-coming-itzkoff-reaction.webp","caption":"New York Times writer Dave Itzkoff reacting to Trump's Game of Thrones-inspired sanctions announcement.","width":485,"height":637,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/imminent-ned-brace-yourselves-winter-is-coming/history.md","related":["brace-yourself","third-world-success","futurama-fry-not-sure-if","bear-grylls-better-drink-my-own-piss","winter-is-coming","conspiracy-keanu","brienne-and-tormund","cleganebowl","the-mad-queen","you-know-nothing-jon-snow","battle-of-winterfell","boarposting-bobbyposting"],"popularityRank":743,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}